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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: How dark money is winning ‘the Brexit influencing game’As Tory MPs resign in protest at the malign influence of hardline Brexiters, documents show the “unfettered” access...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsCommons report on “fake news” says failing electoral laws are putting UK democracy at riskReport from MPs builds on openDemocracy’s work exposing unaccountable ‘dark money’ and influence on our elections
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social mediaFacebook has new transparency rules on political ads. But in the last week pro-Brexit groups have spent tens of...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsStop calling ‘no-deal’ Brexiteers idiots. They know exactly what they’re doingThis is not bungling, or delusion. It’s part of the Great British Asset striptease. And we need to know who’s bankrolling it.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations‘They were planning on stealing the election’: Explosive new tapes reveal Cambridge Analytica CEO’s boasts of voter suppression, manipulation and briberyPreviously unknown recording reveals extraordinary ‘black ops’ on three continents – exploiting weaknesses in...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsThe ruling class that drove BrexitThe media loves to blame far right movements and moments on the working class. Our Brexit research tells a very...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsBeyond the Brexit pantomimeForget the political melodrama. What matters most are the deep weaknesses in our democracy that Brexit has exposed –...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: the dirty secrets of the DUP’s ‘dark money’ Brexit donorMPs call on Richard Cook to “emerge from the shadows” after we uncover his trail of illegal waste, unpaid bills and...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsFresh concerns raised over DUP’s secret Brexit donationCaroline Lucas MP calls on UK watchdog to ‘re-open investigation’, after new evidence suggests ‘deeply...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Arron Banks Brexit campaign's 'secret' meetings with Cambridge AnalyticaLeaked emails show Leave.EU misled parliament and UK regulator about meetings with controversial Trump-linked firm –...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsDark money investigations: what we’ve found out, and why we’re lookingFor the past two years openDemocracy has been tracking down the secretive, wealthy donors trying to influence...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRight-wing think tank accused of promoting tobacco and oil industry “propaganda” in schoolsThe Institute of Economic Affairs’ magazine distributed to tens of thousands of British schoolchildren promotes...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsTheresa May accused of "major cover-up" over Brexit donor Arron BanksHome Office refuses openDemocracy’s request for information about investigation into Banks – saying this “would...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsBrexit bankroller Arron Banks, Cambridge Analytica and Steve Bannon – explosive emails reveal fresh linksBrexit donor asked controversial Trump-linked data firm to 'come up with strategy' for fundraising in the US – and...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: How Arron Banks’s campaign ‘ambassador’ made his millions in RussiaJim Mellon introduced Brexit ‘bad boys’ Nigel Farage and Arron Banks, and was a Leave.EU ambassador. He claims he...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Arron Banks’s staff crunched millions of voters’ data after Brexit voteWhistleblower says Banks’s staff were told to ‘urgently’ process personal information on millions of voters after...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsWhistleblowers say Arron Banks ‘misled’ viewers on BBC Andrew Marr showBrexit funder said staff working for his controversial Leave campaign were put on different contracts, and declared...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsArron Banks lied to Parliament about his Brexit campaign, say whistleblowersMajor Brexit bankroller, now under investigation by the National Crime Agency, “deliberately misled” Parliament...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Met Police ignored Brexit campaign evidence for monthsScotland Yard claimed it didn’t receive key evidence about Leave campaigns until September. But the evidence was...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsBrexit is showing the urban middle classes the real BritainAnd they don’t like it.